verheerend
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁənt/
Audio: (file) Audio (Germany): (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧hee‧rend
Participle
verheerend
- present participle of verheeren
Adjective
verheerend (strong nominative masculine singular verheerender, comparative verheerender, superlative am verheerendsten)
- devastating (causing a lot of damage)
- ein verheerendes Feuer ― a devastating fire
- Letzte Nacht gab es in Südostasien ein verheerendes Erdbeben.
- Last night there was a devastating earthquake in Southeast Asia.
- (figurative) fatal, catastrophic (leading to significant negative consequences)
- Das wäre ein verheerendes Signal. ― That would send a fatal signal.
- eine verheerende Entscheidung ― a fatal decision
- catastrophic, scathing (very negative, indicating widespread failure or dysfunction)
- ein verheerendes Ergebnis ― a catastrophic result
- eine verheerende Bilanz ― a scathing record
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Further reading
- “verheerend” in Duden online
- “verheerend” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache